# Space & Astronomy Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Science & Technology
- Words: 16
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Space vocabulary such as orbit, eclipse and galaxy, plus constellation, atmosphere and light-year. Words for describing astronomy and space missions.

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## Word list

* **orbit** /ˈɔrbət/: The curved path one object in space follows as it travels around another. — “The station completes an **orbit** of Earth every ninety minutes.”
* **eclipse** /ɪˈklɪps/: The short time when one object in space blocks the light from another. — “Crowds watched the **eclipse** through special dark glasses.”
* **galaxy** /ˈɡæləksi/: A very large group of millions of stars, gas and dust held together in space. — “Our Sun is just one star in a huge **galaxy**.”
* **nebula** /ˈnɛbjələ/: A huge cloud of gas and dust in space, often where new stars are formed. — “The telescope captured a colourful image of a distant **nebula**.”
* **supernova** /ˌsupərˈnoʊvə/: A massive explosion that happens when a large star reaches the end of its life. — “The bright light in the sky was actually a distant **supernova**.”
* **constellation** /ˌkɑnstəˈleɪʃən/: A group of stars that forms a recognisable pattern in the sky. — “You can find the North Star using this **constellation**.”
* **axis** /ˈæksəs/: An imaginary line through the centre of a planet, around which it spins. — “The Earth's **axis** is slightly tilted.”
* **rotation** /roʊˈteɪʃən/: One complete turn of a planet or object around its own axis. — “A full **rotation** of the Earth takes twenty-four hours.”
* **atmosphere** /ˈætməˌsfɪr/: The layer of gases that surrounds a planet. — “Earth's **atmosphere** protects us from harmful radiation.”
* **light-year** /ˈlaɪˌtjɪr/: A unit used to measure huge distances in space, equal to the distance light travels in one year. — “The nearest star is more than four **light-year**s away.”
* **payload** /ˈpeɪˌloʊd/: The equipment or cargo a rocket carries. — “The **payload** was two satellites and a small telescope.”
* **docking** /ˈdɑkɪŋ/: The joining of one spacecraft to another. — “The **docking** took four attempts over two days.”
* **weightlessness** /ˈweɪtləsnəs/: The condition of having no apparent weight. — “Six months of **weightlessness** costs a crew a great deal of bone.”
* **solar flare**: A sudden burst of energy from the surface of the sun. — “A **solar flare** knocked out radio across half the planet.”
* **re-entry**: The return of a spacecraft into the atmosphere. — “**Re-entry** is the part of the flight nobody enjoys.”
* **light pollution**: Brightness from towns that makes the night sky hard to see. — “**Light pollution** has taken the Milky Way from most of Europe.”

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